Recent content by Deluks

Sorry, one of these...

It looks as though the slabs are level with the top of that concrete step? You could perhaps use one of these laid flat to make a concrete sill. Keep it full length so it extends past the opening and notch it around the wall panels. Bed it on mortar but scrape out the edges so you can get a...

It's a jokey thing.

Can you try mixing that sample with various fluid to see if it will break down? Fairy liquid, white spirit, citric acid, vehicle radiator flush?

I'm surprised no-one has yet mentioned the Klaus Barbie doll?

You'll probably figure it out as you go, far easier than we can from a description. Pallet buster can be pretty destructive. You'll need to carefully work your way along each board in turn. Once you've a few out of the way, you can tap the bottom of a board from underneath with a hammer to...

No already working this weekend. You can do it! Get the tools ready.

Read through 'similar threads' below to learn about insulating a subfloor. Insulation is a good idea, the sanded floorboard thing, less so. Some people like it but it will make room colder, noisier, and you will create ridiculous amounts of dust in the process. If you have t&g boards it will...

Noggins: you don't want any plywood butting up to another piece without support underneath. So add strips of timber, minimum 2x2 between the joists to support these edges. Not critical with t&g plywood as the boards lock into each other. Don't mix t&g with ply, keep it the same throughout...

I'm with the tiler, tiles onto XPS onto floorboards may crack. If you can get the old boards up intact, then reuse them and put 6mm cement board on top. You'll have have to ease them up gently. A wide bolster/chisel, old wood chisel/pry bar (all 3 in combination!) nail bar/claw hammer, and a...

That photo looks like it could be vermiculite or some other sort of mineral insulation product. Could it be part of the boiler or somewhere else in the system as insulation/heat shield and has somehow broken away and found its way into the system?

If those grey things are doors then of course no skirting. Fit the plinth wall to wall and get creative with that little end piece of skirting, mitre cut or round it off by sanding. There might be a sh*tty looking bit of plaster by the floor that will need tidying up with filler.

I can't believe we went so long before someone said it.

Is the conservatory separated from the house (by an exterior door) or open to it? Are you are replacing with another conservatory the same size? At the end of the day you already have a conservatory over a manhole, and to date no one has said anything about it. If it were me I'd be tempted...

No harm in looking...that's what the sunglasses are for :cool: